Updated January 2003

The Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) conducts fellowship programs for foreign researchers to promote international cooperation in and mutual understanding through scientific research in Japan. The programs are to provide opportunities for U.S. researchers to conduct cooperative research under their host researchers with leading research groups in universities and other research institutes in Japan.

Research applications are accepted at the Fogarty International Center (FIC), National Institutes of Health (NIH), which acts as a nominating authority for JSPS programs. As the eligibility requirements and application procedures are different for each fellowship, the following information describing eligibility and application procedures should be reviewed before submitting an application.

Applications are initially reviewed for scientific merit at the NIH. Applications of sufficient scientific merit will be forwarded to JSPS for additional review and funding considerations. Applicants will be notified directly by JSPS.

For information on eligible Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) host institutions and as a first step in identifying a possible Japanese sponsor, you may visit the following web sites:

The National Science Foundation - Tokyo has a website on "Sources of Japanese Science and Technology Information."

The JSPS has a page on JSPS-associated research entities available through their JSPS Washington Liaison Office site.

  JSPS Invitation Fellowships (short-term and long-term)  

JSPS conducts short-term (14-90 days) and long-term (6-10 months) programs under the Invitation Fellowship heading. Funded by a subsidy from the Japanese government, these fellowship programs are to promote international cooperation and mutual understanding through scientific research. The programs allow scientists employed at designated Japanese research institutions and laboratories to invite fellow researchers from the U.S. to Japan to participate in cooperative activities. These visits presuppose the existence of contacts between scientists in Japan and in other countries, a condition considered favorable to the promotion of future scientific cooperation and exchange.

Click here for complete information on the JSPS Invitation Fellowships (short-term and long-term)

 

  JSPS Long-term Postdoctoral Fellowships (12 to 24 months)

 

The JSPS Long-term Postdoctoral Fellowship for Foreign Researchers was established to assist promising and highly-qualified young researchers wishing to conduct research in Japan. The program is aimed at providing opportunities for such researchers to, under the guidance of their hosts, conduct cooperative research with leading research groups in universities and other Japanese institutions, thereby permitting them to advance their own research while stimulating Japanese academic circles, particularly young Japanese researchers, through close collaboration in scientific activities. The program's intention is also for such collaboration to serve to advance scientific research in the counterpart countries.

 

Click here for complete information on the JSPS Long-term Postdoctoral Fellowships (12 to 24 months).

 

 

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Aron Primack, M.D.
Fogarty International Center

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